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Booked at Crandall

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join our monthly book group for a welcoming discussion of great reads. Each month we explore a new title and share our thoughts in a relaxed, engaging setting. New members are alwa...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Crandall Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our monthly book group for a welcoming discussion of great reads. Each month we explore a new title and share our thoughts in a relaxed, engaging setting.

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Introduction to Nature Journaling: Documenting Nature from Indoors

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Age Group:

Adults, Teens

Big Read:

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our phy...

Event Details:

Nature journaling is the practice of observing and recording the natural world using a combination of words, drawings, and numbers— or what we call "The Three Languages" of na...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Nature journaling is the practice of observing and recording the natural world using a combination of words, drawings, and numbers— or what we call "The Three Languages" of nature journaling.

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Puzzle Swap

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Bring your puzzles to swap for ‘new’ to you puzzles. Please have boxes taped shut or pieces in a ziploc bag in box. Puzzles accepted for swap with missing pieces just label box wit...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Bring your puzzles to swap for ‘new’ to you puzzles. Please have boxes taped shut or pieces in a ziploc bag in box. Puzzles accepted for swap with missing pieces just label box with how many are missing.

20 somethings

20 Somethings

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

20 Somethings is group that meets once a month and is for people in their twenties to come and try different activities at the library.This month, create your own scented stickers!...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

20 Somethings is group that meets once a month and is for people in their twenties to come and try different activities at the library.

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Virtual: Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Adults

Library Speakers Consortium:

Registration is required and a high speed internet connection is recommended. Register for this author talk and check out other online author talks here: https://libraryc.org/crand...

Event Details:

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights.Early m...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual
Event Details:

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights.

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Book Sale

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 9:00am - 4:00pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

The Friends of Crandall Public Library will be holding their book sale in the Community Room with a selection of materials for children, teens, and adults. Plastic bags will not be...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

The Friends of Crandall Public Library will be holding their book sale in the Community Room with a selection of materials for children, teens, and adults. Plastic bags will not be available. Please bring your own bags. 

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Intro to Canva

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:30pm

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

New to Canva? Join us for a beginner-friendly series where you’ll learn to create eye-catching graphics using easy drag-and-drop tools. We’ll meet for four Thursdays in February. B...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

New to Canva? Join us for a beginner-friendly series where you’ll learn to create eye-catching graphics using easy drag-and-drop tools. We’ll meet for four Thursdays in February. Basic computer skills are required.

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Streaming and Smart TV's

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Offsite at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

 This introduction to Streaming & Smart TV’s covers free or low-cost streaming services like YouTube, Hoopla, Kanopy, Netflix, and Hulu to watch your favorite shows and movies online.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Lecture
Event Details:

 This introduction to Streaming & Smart TV’s covers free or low-cost streaming services like YouTube, Hoopla, Kanopy, Netflix, and Hulu to watch your favorite shows and movies online.

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The Invisible World of Birdsong: Too Fast for Humans to See or Hear

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Take a journey into the hidden world of bird communication, as Dr.

Big Read:

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our phy...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Take a journey into the hidden world of bird communication, as Dr.

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our physical environment can lead us to seek hope, courage, and connection. 

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. 

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History of Logging in the Adirondacks: How the industry shaped the development of the Feeder Canal and the City of Glens Falls

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as Dick Nason, logging historian and retired Forrester with Finch Paper, discusses the History of Logging in the Adirondacks: How the industry shaped the development of the Feeder Canal and the City of Glens Falls.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Lecture, Local Interest
Event Details:

Join us as Dick Nason, logging historian and retired Forrester with Finch Paper, discusses the History of Logging in the Adirondacks: How the industry shaped the development of the Feeder Canal and the City of Glens Falls.

Steps to Longevity: A Brain Health Blueprint

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Community Educator, Ruth Fish, RN, C-FNP from the Glens Falls Hospital Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease and the Crandall Public Library Steps to Longevity team for this training on how to better support brain health in your or

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Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Community Educator, Ruth Fish, RN, C-FNP from the Glens Falls Hospital Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease and the Crandall Public Library Steps to Longevity team for this training on how to better support brain health in your or

Cover of the book John Brown in New York The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape By Sandra Weber showing a brown clapboard farmhouse sitting amoung green grass and trees next to a body of water.

John Brown in the Adirondacks with Author Sandra Weber

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a compelling lecture with historian and author Sandra Weber, featuring her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Folklife Center, Lecture, Local Interest
Event Details:

Join us for a compelling lecture with historian and author Sandra Weber, featuring her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape.